Planning appeal decision
Heskeths Farm , Outlet Lane, Liverpool, L31 1HN
Planning appeal 3284331 at Heskeths Farm , Outlet Lane, Liverpool, L31 1HN (West Lancashire District Council) was allowed on 19 May 2022 by Inspector Hatfield T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance.
change of use from lodge to a single dwelling
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hatfield T
- Postcode
- L31 1HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The proposed noise mitigation measures, including acoustic fencing, trickle ventilators, and the positioning of the main amenity area away from the farmyard, would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GN3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150Paragraph 112
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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